"In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the intention of breaking that promise once the unsuspecting enemy is exposed (such as by coming out of cover to attack the enemy coming to take the "surrendering" prisoners into custody). Perfidy constitutes a breach of the laws of war and so is a war crime, as it degrades the protections and mutual restraints developed in the interest of all parties, combatants and civilians."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidy
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Also,
'The agreements Austin scuttled were approved by Susan K. Escallier, a retired one-star Army general and military lawyer whom he selected less than a year ago to oversee the Guantánamo proceedings.
The terms stipulated that the three defendants would admit to the murders of 2,976 people in New York, in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon
in exchange for the removal of the death penalty
as a possible punishment — effectively ending the most high-profile criminal cases stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks"
(And Testimony about Torture coercion at Gitmo.)
"While the plea deals had been in negotiation for more than two years, Biden administration officials said they were surprised by the announcement and sought to distance themselves from the decision. "
"said Eugene Fidell, a military justice expert at Yale Law School. Fidell assessed that Austin’s termination of the plea deals after they were approved is “illegal.”
“It was too late,” he said. “The train had left the station because the agreements were finished.”
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